DJ Julia Hartley-Brewer, who works for talkSPORT, told her 62,000 Twitter followers today: “I'm sorry Tara Palmer-Tomkinson has died but can we please stop pretending she was anything more than a posh version of a reality TV star.”

The post attracted 54 retweets and 310 likes on the micro-blogging site, however her comment also got plenty of criticism from other social media users.

Socialite Tara Palmer-Tomkinson, the original 90s 'It Girl' has died aged 45 after battling a brain tumour.

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At her birthday party in Mayfair in 1998.

The 70-year-old journalist added: “She was a bubbly person who lifted up a room.”

Janet went on to address Tara's public battle with addiction and drugs, explaining: “Yes, she had problems with drugs, but, really, she just struggled to live up to the reputation she was given of 'It Girl'.